Organizers today released a public link to a video that thanks Detroiters for sticking with the city through a period of deep crisis amid promising signs of rebirth.

The video was played Tuesday at the unveiling of the Detroit Future City project, Mayor Dave Bing’s wide-ranging vision for adjusting resources and community planning for a city that’s seen enormous residential and business flight but is attracting international attention for its efforts to reinvent itself.

The video got a rousing reaction Tuesday.

The Detroit Future City organizers commissioned filmmaker Elijah Lewis Jr. to work with the project over the last two years, and he’s been creating inspirational, emotional videos to help “get people engaged and excited about the effort,” he said today.

Lewis Jr., a Mississippi native, said he moved to Detroit in 1993 to study electrical engineering at Wayne State University and was attracted to Detroit by its renowned talents in gospel music. Over the years he developed an interest and talent for filmmaking and is now creative director and CEO of DPInteractive, based in southwest Detroit.

Lewis said he wanted the video to send a simple but inspirational message about Detroit.

“It’s on the rise now,” Lewis said. “It’s a great time to build businesses here. People need to see that and be inspired.”